Hobbyhorse



Nov. 29, 1949 .G. J. BROWN 2,489,698

ATTYS.

HOBBYHORSE Filed Dec. 5, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 IS in I" 4" 13 1e Fig INVENTOR George J Brown .Nov. 29, 1949 G. J. BROWN HOBBYHORSE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Dec. 5, 1945 Fig 3 Fig 4 INVENTOR George J. Brown ATTYS Patented Nov. 29, 1949 UNI HOBBYHURSE zGeorgehJ Brown, Chicago,.- Ill. kpplication December 5, 194'5;SerialNot632i846 -11 Glai-ms. :1 The invention relates :to ftoys and has for an object to :provldeza -toy;hobby "hrse of improved rdesign i-having resl'llent zsteel rockers and esseat :pivotally -secured nto the :zrockers for attaining :maximum riding'comfort.

Another ob;lect..of' theii-nventiongresirles in .7 the -:provision sof a :hobby horse having r-isteel trackers .wf gresi'lient @metal; andw hichadditionally :form a tootsupport'iomthe occupant.

:Anoth eriobject .istozprovide va1 hobby:.hors e2 havsing :a" floating :seat due ftoiithe: pivotalaconnection =.:ef :the 5 seat (to :the resilient :metal rockers, and wherein :thea-metal :rockersmave; a: frontand-rear Tormationhfor dimitingithe extentrofi'the rocking ,;movement.

=1With these andtvariouszother dbiects in view :aishe invention may :consist f acertainmovel :fea-

tures of construction and operation taswillt.-be :more ifully; describedmndmarticularlyalpointeiit out ,in therapecificatiomrlrawings.andrclaimsappend- 1 :ed hereto.

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Fi'gureB lisaafitopg pl armziew :a-nd Figurereiis a:b.ottom planzview. "Forlillustr-atingitheiinvention a preferred embodiment of the hobby horse has been shown in Figure 1, the same including aseat Ill having a rear-seating portion ll-llandsa forward portion H for supporting the head piece-1:3. ,Theohead piece is suitably secured to the ,portion l2 of the seat substantially centrally "thereof "and said head piece; .is preferably shapedzand painted to simu- :iate a horse. -Handles IA 1&2; egprovidedsotthat ttheloccupantpf -the i'hohby horse mayagrip the shead piece:and thus hassistrinnahe rochingzmoverment. the said. handlesmaynomprisesa 1 .01: as shown, extending through the head piece 13 at 'the desired location so as to project from opposite sides thereof. For retaining the occupant on the seat ID the same is provided with a metal guard rail i5 which has encircling relation with the seat at the proper elevation above the same. The forward portion of the guard rail is secured to the head piece l3 by means of the metal strap (6. Additional supports for the guard rail are provided, however, in the form of metal uprights ll, I8 and I9, which are secured at their upper end to the guard rail and at their lower end the :in a direction forwardly izof the :seat VI 0..

same are bent :tO extend underthe seat l0. Metal: straps Z 0 fixedly: secure 'the' said'lower ibent ends of the uprights to the undersurface:of the seat.

The rockers "'f or the hobby horse :comprise resilient steel :tubing:whicifihas 'beemshapeditmpro- :vide foot supports in saddition sto fforming :the rockers for the horse. Arpair of rockers 52! Land '22 are provided andswhich are qconvex,::asebest :shown in Figure 1, to-efiect:the-IleSiredbaCksand forth vrocking movement :of ithe ihbb'by "horse. Each rocker at: its fiforwardrend has; aaspecialfor- :mation, indicatedtbyinumeralifi,ito rffornna %StOp :or bumper as regardsethe irockingxmovement in ca forward direction. iA similarsstop :ors;humper bend, indicated bymumeralizfi ,2 Figure 2;; for aeach rocker is provided for the purpose of formingthe i foot supports::2'|. :Twcrsuch -supports.arezaccord- 1 ingly 1 provided at *:the :proper :distance zbelowseand Each "foot support 1S.tGIIlfiIlatdrbY iheiilflllerIbefid328 and 1 the steel itubin ithencextends z upwardly in; a diagonal. vdirectioInforming:thezportions 5i! which :are joined, providing zthe .zarcuate xsection -.3|. This arcuate sections-isrotatablyssecured fto rthe lundersurf-acetof the :seatziflzimthe vicinity ofsthe "forward 'portiontththereofibysmeans bit/116 01811X) Referring to the rear of the rockers,.itwi1l;be

downward bow, as best shown in Figure .cl and bis :zalso bowed inwardly,sasa-illustratedain Figures Y and 4. .:These rear :sections, xindicatedhby nu- ;"mera1.;3-4,.=\are joined bythe straight horizontal section 35, Figure 4, which has location :under seat l0 and adjacent the seating portion I I thereof. Section 35 is rotatably secured to the seat by the clamps 33.

The occupant of the present hobby horse can impart a bouncing efiect to the same as well as a rocking motion since the resiliency and shape of the rockers makes both movements possible. During the rocking of the hobby horse the seat has a floating action since the clamps 32 and 35 are fixed to the seat so as to rotatably secure the respective ends of the rockers. Also a more realistic ridin action results by reason of this pivoting of the seat on the rockers. The integral foot supports provided by the rockers respectively are thus held to the seat and maintained at the same distance from the seat irrespective of the motion of the hobby horse. Another improved feature resides in the bumpers at each end of the rockers for limiting forward and rearward rocking motion. The bumpers perform their limiting action in a manner which effectively relieves the shock resulting therefrom so that very little, if any, is transmitted to the occupant.

The invention is not to be limited to or by details of construction of the particular embodiment thereof illustrated in the drawings, as various form of the device will of course be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a toy hobby horse, in combination, a seat, and a pair of rockers of resilient material secured to said seat, said rockers having pivotal securement to the seat at the forward end of the seat and at the rearward end of the seat respectively, and said rockers having a formation to provide foot supports for the occupant of the hobby horse.

2. In a toy hobby horse, in combination, a seat, a member fixed to the seat and extending above and forwardly of the seat, and a pair of rockers of resilient metal secured to the underside of the seat, said rockers having a pivotal securement to the seat at the forward end of the same and at the rearward end of the seat respectively, and said rockers having a formation to provide foot supports for the occupant of the hobby horse.

3. In a toy hobby horse, in combination, a seat, a pair of rockers of resilient metal secured to said seat, said rockers each having a forward leg pivotally secured to the forward end of the seat and each having a rear leg pivotally secured to the rear end of the seat, and the forward leg of each rocker having a formation to provide a, foot support.

4. In a toy hobby horse, in combination, a seat, a member fixed to the seat and extending above and forwardly of the seat, a pair of rockers of resilient metal secured to the seat for supporting the same and which permit rocking movement in a forward and rearward direction, said rockers each having a forward leg pivotally secured to the forward end of the seat and each having a rear leg pivotally secured to the rear end of the seat, and the forward leg of each rocker having a formation intermediate the ends thereof to provide a foot support.

5. A toy hobby horse as defined by claim 2, wherein the member fixed to the seat provides a pair of handles for the occupant of the hobby horse.

6. A toy hobby horse as defined by claim 4, wherein the member fixed to the seat provides a pair of handles for the occupant of the hobby horse.

7. In a toy hobby horse, in combination, a seat, a pair of rockers of resilient material secured to the seat for supporting the same and which permit rocking movement in a forward and rearward direction, each rocker having a front and a rear leg respectively, the front leg of each rocker having a formation to provide a foot support, and both legs of each rocker having a formation at the lower end thereof to provide a bumper for limiting said rocking movement.

8. In a hobby horse, in combination, a seat, a

pair of rockers of resilient metal secured to the seat for supporting the same and which permit rocking movement in a forward and rearward direction, said rockers each having a forward leg pivotally secured to the forward end of the seat and each having a rear leg pivotally secured to the rear end of the seat, the front leg of each rocker having a formation to provide a foot support, and both legs of each rocker having a formation at the lower end thereof to provide a bumper for limiting said rocking movement. 9. In a toy hobby horse, a seat, a head piece fixed to the seat and extending above and forwardly of the seat, a pair of rockers of resilient metal for supporting the seat, said rockers each including an intermediate rocking portion of convex shape and front and rear leg portions integral therewith, said intermediate rocking portions permitting rocking movement in a forward and rearward direction, means pivotally securing the leg portions of each rocker to the seat, the front leg portion of each rocker having a formation to provide a foot support, and each rocker at the respective ends of the rocking portion and between the same and its leg portions having a shape to form a bumper for limiting rocking movement of the hobby horse.

10. A rocking toy, comprising in combination two opposed rockable body members, each of the body members formed of a single length of metal bent to form a top portion, inclined end portions, a bottom portion, and a stirrup portion, and a saddle member mounted on the body members.

11. A rocking toy, comprising in combination two opposed rockable body members, each of the body members formed of a single length of metal bent to form a horizontal top portion, inclined front and rear end portions, a curved bottom portion and a lateral stirrup portion, and a saddle member mounted on the body members.

GEORGE J. BROWN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 873,533 Fowler Dec. 10, 1907 903,448 Calkins et a1 Nov. 10, 1908 1,289,382 Brurock Dec. 31, 1918 2,209,320 Cisor July 30, 1940 

